Marissa Brassfield
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Abu Dhabi’s swank new F1 racetrack will feature 20 turns, an exclusive 50,000 seating capacity and an underground pit lane. Motor Authority reports that the racetrack, which is called the ‘Yas Marina Circuit,’ will have a portion that runs below a hotel. The Abu Dhabi Yas Marina Circuit was designed by Hermann Tilke, who also designed the racetracks in Valencia, Bahrain and Sepang. While critics point out that the Yas Marina Circuit doesn’t feature the exciting elevation changes of other F1 tracks, its relatively small seating capacity and proximity to tourist destinations like the Ferrari World theme park should make it a successful venture.  It should feature a total of 20 turns, and be surrounded by a number of other tourist attractions to keep visitors coming when the F1 parade has left town. Also located on Yas Island will be the Ferrari World theme park, for which an F1-spec racetrack was also being considered but will likely no longer be necessary.
Seating capacity will be limited to around 50,000, giving the impression that it is a little more exclusive than that of other GP events.
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